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Suicide booming strikes Somalia's capital

(MENAFN) A suicide bombing carried out by an al-Shabab militant struck a military academy in Somalia's capital on Wednesday, marking another assault in the group’s ongoing campaign, according to accounts from witnesses and police sources. A police...

Helicopter crash in Somalia kills peacekeepers

(MENAFN) A military helicopter operating under the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed on Wednesday morning at Mogadishu’s international airport, killing five personnel, according to official reports. The Mi-24 aircraft,...

Ugandan Military Chopper Crashes in Somalia's Capital

(MENAFN) The Ugandan military confirmed on Wednesday that one of its helicopters crashed in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, leaving five out of eight people aboard feared dead. Felix Kulayigye, spokesperson for the Ugandan military, shared with a...

Indo-Mediterranean: Women and Children Are Extremism’s First Victims

ROME, RM, ITALY, September 30, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Conflicts across the Indo-Mediterranean region are placing women and children at particular risk, with the effects of extremism and radicalization also felt in Europe and South Asia....

Floods Prompt AU Forces Withdrawal in Somalia

(MENAFN) The African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) announced on Tuesday that its forces had been safely withdrawn from a military base northeast of Mogadishu due to intense flooding in the region. During the Monday...

Pyxis Tankers Announces Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025

Maroussi, Greece, May 21, 2025 – Pyxis Tankers Inc. (Nasdaq Cap Mkts: PXS), (the “Company”, “we”, “our”, “us” or “Pyxis Tankers”), an international shipping company, today announced unaudited results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. For...

Suicide bombardment murders 10 in Somalia

(MENAFN) A suicide bombing in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Sunday claimed the lives of at least 10 people outside a military base. The attacker targeted a group of teenage recruits waiting to enlist at the Damanyo military facility....

Regional Powers Denounce Suicide Bombing in Somalia’s Capital

(MENAFN) Egypt, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates have issued strong condemnations following a suicide bombing that occurred near a military installation in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Sunday. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry released a...

Arab countries denounced suicidal terrorist attack close to military location in Somalia

(MENAFN) Egypt, Qatar, as well as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) harshly criticized a suicidal terrorist attack that happened on Sunday close to a military location in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry made a statement...

UN: Deadly Torrential Rains Batter Somalia, Claiming 9 Lives

(MENAFN) Fresh torrential rains have struck Somalia, this time hitting the Banadir region northeast of Mogadishu, resulting in the tragic deaths of nine individuals and causing destructive flooding that has impacted 24,000 people, according to the...

Somalia successfully kick-starts its WTO accession process

Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama led the high-level delegation in Geneva. Several government officials from a wide range of ministries and agencies joined virtually from Mogadishu. Mr Jama said that Somalia's first Working Party...

Russia, Somalia vow security collaboration

(MENAFN) Russia and Somalia have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in areas including security, politics, trade, and economics, according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry on Sunday. The announcement followed discussions...

Training course on trade in services concludes in Geneva for WTO acceding governments

The governments represented were Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Bhutan, Curaçao, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Participants received training on the GATS disciplines, including how to create schedules of...

Somaliland Pauses Talks with Somalia After Premier Visit to Las Anod

(MENAFN) Somaliland, the self-declared independent region in northern Somalia, declared on Wednesday that it is pausing diplomatic engagements with the federal Somali government. This move follows Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre's visit to...

Nairobi Forum Urges Long-Term Solutions to Migration Challenges in Somalia

(MENAFN) Policymakers, migration specialists, and regional stakeholders gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday to discuss sustainable strategies to address the underlying causes of displacement and migration in the Horn of Africa. The Annual...

U.S. aid halt deepens humanitarian crisis in Somalia's displacement camps

(MENAFN) In the arid landscape of Al-Hidaya camp, located on the outskirts of Mogadishu, mothers huddle outside their makeshift homes, using tattered pieces of fabric to shield their children from the unrelenting sun. These families, forced to...

Border Patrol agents arrest illegal alien previously convicted of armed bank robbery

FORT COVINGTON, New York – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Swanton Sector arrested Hassan Mohamed, 43, a Somali national, following a report from a concerned citizen near Fort Covington. Mohamed was previously convicted of armed bank robbery in...

Fifty Governments Stand Firm on the Drive for Economic Resilience

Rotterdam, the Netherlands, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) today hosted an inaugural Ambassadors’ Forum galvanizing global support for accelerating adaptation at speed and at scale. The event, hosted at...

Russia Backs Including More Nations in UN Security Council

(MENAFN) Russia has expressed support for broadening the UN Security Council to incorporate additional countries, according to Russia’s deputy envoy to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, who spoke on Sunday. Addressing the 7th Summit of the African Union...

Pyxis Tankers Announces Financial Results for the Three Months and Year Ended December 31, 2024

Maroussi, Greece, March 13, 2025 – Pyxis Tankers Inc. (Nasdaq Cap Mkts: PXS), (the “Company” or “Pyxis Tankers”), an international shipping company, today announced unaudited results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2024. For the...